Where does “gloeidraad” come from?

gloeidraad (Dutch) comes from Dutch gloeien, from Middle Dutch gloeyen, from Old Dutch gluoien, from Proto-West Germanic *glōan, from Proto-Germanic glōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- — to shine, glow.

gloeidraad (Dutch): electric filament

Definitions

  1. electric filament

Ancestry of “gloeidraad”, step by step

gloeidraad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gloeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgloeiento glow
2Middle Dutchgloeyento glow
3Old Dutchgluoien—
4Proto-West Germanic*glōanto glow
5Proto-Germanicglōanąto glow
6Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰleh₁-to shine, glow

via Dutch draad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdraadthread; wire; screw thread
2Middle Dutchdrâetthread
3Old Dutchthrād—
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glōaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *glōan →